Carlo Actis Dato News

Roberto Ottaviano still present on musical panorama for about 20 years, has made his first record debut as leader in 1983 with Aspects for Tactus Records, introducing a group based on strong personalities like Giancarlo Schiaffini, Paolo Fresu and Carlo Actis Dato.

Leo Records tags itself as "music for the inquiring mind and the passionate heart." Over the past two-and-a-half decades, the UK label has released albums featuring The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Han Bennink, The Sun Ra Arkestra, Mat Maneri, Cecil Taylor, Reggie Workman and many other high- to mid-profile jazz musicians, always with an eye toward ... (more)

The name is Actis Dato. Carlo Actis Dato. And it belongs to one of the most interesting musicians on the scene today.

Multi-reedman Carlo Actis Dato would not seem to be the shy type given his rather aggressive sound and the modalities he employs, which bring together several decades of improvisational influence within a variety of progressive jazz-based formats.